Rent Evidence Pack · Barking and Dagenham

Average Private Rent in Barking and Dagenham

Official statistics · June 2026
Average monthly rent
£1,693
12-month change
+3.6%

London remains England's largest and most competitive rental market, with demand that varies enormously between boroughs. Every figure below is the published ONS figure for Barking and Dagenham, named and dated, with a link to check it at the source.

A one-bedroom home in Barking and Dagenham averages £1,373 a month and a home with four or more bedrooms £2,512 — a spread of £1,139 across the bedroom categories ONS publishes.

At £1,693, the Barking and Dagenham figure sits below the London average of £2,302 and above the England average of £1,446.

Over the 24 months to June 2026 the all-sizes figure moved to £1,693, up from £1,447 in July 2024.

The Barking and Dagenham Rent Evidence Pack

Rent by bedroom category

Average monthly private rent in Barking and Dagenham by bedroom category, June 2026
BedroomsAverage rent12-month change
1 bed £1,373+3.6%
2 bed £1,715+3.7%
3 bed £1,891+3.9%
4+ bed £2,512+3.2%

24-month trend

July 2024£1,447June 2026£1,693

Average monthly rent in Barking and Dagenham, all property sizes: £1,447 in July 2024 to £1,693 in June 2026.

How Barking and Dagenham compares

Average monthly private rent, Barking and Dagenham against its region and England, June 2026
AreaAverage rent12-month change
Barking and Dagenham £1,693+3.6%
London £2,302+2.2%
England £1,446+3.4%

Sources — every figure on this page

  • Barking and Dagenham average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Barking and Dagenham 12-month change — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Barking and Dagenham, 1 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Barking and Dagenham, 2 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Barking and Dagenham, 3 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Barking and Dagenham, 4+ bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • London average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • England average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)

ONS revises these series on each monthly release. The reference period above is the edition this page was built from — check the live bulletin before relying on a figure.

This page presents official statistics for context. It is not a valuation of any property, and not advice.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the licence. Source: Office for National Statistics, Price Index of Private Rents.

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